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Preface
| Neustuc manauid | (Manawyd brought home |
| eis tull o trywruid | A pierced buckler from Tryvrwyd). |
| A mabon am melld. | And Mabon son of Mellt |
| maglei guaed ar guelld, | Who stained the grass with gore; |
| Ac anguas edeinauc. | And Angwas the Winged, |
| a lluch · llauynnauc. | And Llwch Llawynnawc, |
| Oetin diffreidauc | Who were protective |
| ar eidin cyminauc | Against Eidyn[1] the gashing. |
| Argluit ae llochei | His lord would shelter him, |
| my nei ymtiwygei | My nephew would amend (?), |
| Kei ae heiriolei. | Kei would plead for (?) them, |
| trae llathei pop tri | While slaying them three at a time. |
| Pan colled kelli. | When Kelli was lost |
| caffad cuelli. | Savagery was experienced. |
| Aseirolei kei | Kei would plead for them (?) |
| hid trae kymynhei. | Until he might hew them down. |
| Arthur ced huarhei | Though Arthur was playing |
| y guaed gouerei. | The blood was dripping. |
| 'In neuat awarnach | In Awarnach’s hall |
| in imlat ew a gurach. | A-fighting with a hag, |
| Ew a guant pen palach. | He slew Pen-palach |
| in atodeu dissethach. | In the tasks (?) of Dissethach. |
| Ym minit eidin | On Eidyn’s mountain |
| amuc · a · chinbin. | He combated with champions (?), |
| Pop cant id cuitin. | By the hundred they fell— |
| id cuitin · pop cant, | They fell a hundred at a time |
| rac beduir bedrydant. | Before Bedwyr… |
| Ar traethev trywruid. | On the shores of Tryvrwyd; |
| in amuin a garvluid. | Combating with Garwlwyd. |
| Oet guythir y annuyd. | Victorious was his wrath |
| o cletyw ac yscuid. | Both with sword and shield. |
| Oet guaget bragad | It were vain to boast |
| vrth kei ig kad. | Against Kei in battle. |
| Oet cletyw ighad. | His sword in battle was |
| oe lav diguistlad. | Not to be pledged from his hand. |
| Oet hyneiw guastad | He was an equable lord |
| ar lleg ar lles gulad. | Of a legion for the state’s good. |
| Beduir · A Bridlav.[2] | Bedwyr son of Bridlaw, |
| Nau cant guarandau. | Nine hundred to watch, |
- ↑ Mention is made of this man in Triads i. 38, 39; iii. 47, 48 (Myv. Arch. vol. ii. 9, 65), where he is described as the slayer of the bard Aneurin.
- ↑ This should probably give the parentage of Bedwyr, and it is natural to suggest as an emendation Beduir ab Bridlav; but in Gereint and Enid he is described as son of Bedrawt: see Red Book Mab. p. 265.
